Evaluation of Educational Intervention to Teach Principles of Evidence-based Medicine (EbM) in Biology Classes

NCT01567267 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: EbM@Bio-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 87
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify the effect of a short term educational intervention for upcoming biology teachers to teach principles of Evidence-based Medicine (EbM) and Good Scientific Practice (GSP) to high-school biology students.

Conditions

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Keywords

Evidence-based Medicine; Good Scientific Practice; Problem-based Learning; Critical health literacy; Educational intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Difference in knowledge about EbM/GSP

  Difference in knowledge about EbM/GSP measured by alternating standardized, pre-validated, single-best/short-answer questionnaires consisting of 20 questions each

  Before (day1), during (day 2) and after (day 4) intervention

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Difference in skills about critically appraising scientific literature

  Before (day 1), during (day 2) and after (day 4) intervention

• Skills in teaching principles of EbM and GSP to high school students in intervention group

  After educational intervention (day 5)

• Overall acceptance of educational intervention study participants

  During (day 2) and after intervention (day 4)

• Overall acceptance of study lessons for biology high-school students

  After study lessons (day 5)

Study Arms (2)

Experimental educational intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental educational intervention

Behavioral: Experimental educational intervention

Standard educational intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Standard educational intervention

Behavioral: Standard educational intervention

Interventions

Experimental educational intervention BEHAVIORAL

Educational intervention consisting of a 4-day-course in Evidence-based Medicine and Good Scientific Practice combined with the method of Problem-based Learning.

Experimental educational intervention

Standard educational intervention BEHAVIORAL

Educational intervention on the didactics of biology (4-day-course) not containing elements of Evidence-based Medicine, Good Scientific Practice or Problem-based learning.

Standard educational intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• students becoming biology teachers at participating university during enrollment period

You may not qualify if:

• refusal to participate in study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Goethe University: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Siegen, Section of biology and und their didactics

Siegen, 57068, Germany

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Matic-Strametz M, Strametz R, Bohrt K, Ochsendorf F, Weberschock T. [Students in Training to Become Biology Teachers - a controlled phase II trial (NCT01567267)]. Z Evid Fortbild Qual Gesundhwes. 2013;107(1):53-61. doi: 10.1016/j.zefq.2012.11.017. Epub 2012 Dec 7. German.

  PMID: 23415344 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Study Officials

• Reinhard Strametz, MD

  EbM Working Group, Institute for General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Germany

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MD, EbM Working Group, Institute for General Practice, Faculty of Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2012
• First Posted: March 30, 2012
• Study Start: February 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2018
• Study Completion: May 1, 2019
• Last Updated: March 3, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-03

Locations

DE (1)